The Strode's Mill Historic District is a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

that is located in East Bradford Township,

Chester County, Pennsylvania Chester County (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Tscheschter Kaundi''), colloquially known as Chesco, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the De ...

. It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1989.

History and architectural features

This district encompasses eleven contributing buildings that are located in the crossroads community of Strode's Mill. The construction of these buildings dates to roughly between 1721 and 1880. This district also includes the separately listed

Strode's Mill Strode's Mill, also known as Etter's Mill, is an historic, American grist mill that is located in East Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Located in the Strode's Mill Historic District, it was added to the National Register of Hist ...

and

East Bradford Boarding School for Boys East Bradford Boarding School for Boys, also known as the Richard Strode House, is a historic boys boarding school building located in East Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The original section of the house was built between 1790 ...

, Strode Farm, a miller's house, Strode's Pork Products plant, a blacksmith/tenant house, a blacksmith/wheelwright shop, and a tenant house. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

in 1989.

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic districts in Chester County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania Blacksmith shops